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Overview

Handling Specialty was approached by a previous customer, Siemens, to custom engineer and manufacture a portable lift capable of moving 35,000 lb locomotive transformers in a locomotive assembly facility. The lift, which moves the transformer underneath the locomotive, traverses along the track and can move up or down 2” and cross traverse 2” in each direction to aid in the installation of the transformer.

Features

Vertical screw actuated, portable transformer lift

Vertical motion of the platform is realized by four vertical screw jacks, mechanically synchronized and installed on intermediate platform

Cross traverse of the platform is realized by two horizontal screw jacks, mechanically synchronized

Travel along the rails is realized by one gear-brake motor turning one cart axle. Wheel will be single flanged, Hamilton style